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2PM waveform from loop corrected soft theorems

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We introduce a classical version of the loop corrected soft graviton theorem and we use it to compute the universal part of the one-loop (2PM) waveform up to sub-subleading order in the energyωof the emitted graviton for spinless black holes scattering. In particular, we compute the action of the soft operators on the classically resummed four-point amplitude, that can be written in terms of the exponential of the eikonal phase (and is therefore non-perturbative in the Newton’s constant GN ) and then we perform the usual Post-Minkowskian expansion in powers of GN . We find perfect agreement with the existing 2PM literature at the ordersω−1, log⁡ω and ωlog2⁡ω , which are universal. Furthermore, we use this method to compute the universal part of the ωlog⁡ω contribution to the 2PM waveform. Even if in the present analysis we limit ourselves to compute the soft 2PM waveform, our general formulae can be used to extract all universal PM orders of the terms connected with the infrared divergences up to non-linear memory contributions, once the impulse at the corresponding precision is known. Our approach, based on the resummed eikonal amplitude, gives a unified picture of the various computations of the classical soft graviton behaviour that are present in the literature since the seminal paper by Weinberg (1965Phys. Rev.140B516–24).

Source: Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

DOI: 10.1088/1751-8121/ad8b02

Authors: Francesco Alessio, Paolo Di Vecchia

Institution: University of Copenhagen

Language: English

Topic: Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,165

Funder: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse